I’ve got my water. I’ve got my sun hat. I’ve strapped on my mask. I’m about to hit one of my favorite trails in the world, one hand on the car door, when I’m paralyzed by a familiar moment of anxiety.
On the surface, it manifests as the kind of don’t wanna feeling often felt prior to any exercise. But…I want to hear the end of Marketplace! But…the car is 10 degrees warmer than the outside! (The San Francisco Bay Area’s tendency to drop temperature suddenly, even on a beautiful May day, still feels like an outrage after 20 years here.) But…I should check the trail route on my phone again, even though I’ve been here a dozen times, and while I’m there why not open Instagram and look at everyone else’s hiking photos before taking mine? Read more…
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Source : Hikes in the time of coronavirus: What I loved, what I learned
